Brother MFC-440CN - Manual (Page 57)

Receiving a Fax
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To set a receive mode, follow the instructions
below.
a
Press Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose
Initial Setup
.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose
Receive Mode
.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose Fax Only,
Fax/Tel
, External TAD
(MFC-440CN only) or Manual.
Press OK.
e
Press Stop/Exit.
The LCD will display the current receive
mode.
Using receive modes
6
Some receive modes answer automatically
(Fax Only and Fax/Tel). You may want to
change the ring delay before using these
modes. See Ring Delay on page 46.
Fax only
6
Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call. If the call is a fax your machine will
receive it.
Fax/Tel
6
Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically
manage incoming calls, by recognizing
whether they are fax or voice calls and
dealing with them in one of the following
ways:
„ Faxes will be automatically received.
„ Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you
to pick up the line. The F/T ring is a fast
double ring made by your machine.
Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 47 and Ring Delay on page 46.
Manual
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Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions unless you are using the
BT Call Sign feature or you are using an
external TAD with the MFC-660CN or
MFC-845CW.
To receive a fax in manual mode, press
Mono Start or Colour Start when you hear
fax tones (short repeating beeps). You can
also use the Fax Detect feature to receive
faxes by lifting a handset on the same line as
the machine.
Also see Fax Detect on page 47.